GLOBAL ACCREDITATION FOR MGM HEALTHCARE, CHENNAI BALLOON EUSTACHIAN TUBOPLASTY (BET) SURGERY TECHNIQUE
MGM Healthcare, a leading quaternary care super speciality hospital today announced that the novel surgical technique of non-invasive Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty (BET) of the Institute of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery has been certified with a global accreditation standard- CE and FDA.
The CE certified & FDA
approved standardized eustachian balloon was successfully used in select
patients with excellent post procedure outcomes. This is a game changer in
therapeutics for those suffering from eustachian dysfunction both in paediatric
and adult age groups. The indications for such a procedure BET (Balloon
Eustachian Tuboplasty) encompasses a spectrum of diseases like barotrauma,
serous otitis medi, adhesive otitis, atelectatic middle ear and failure after
tympanoplasty. Once obstructive eustachian tube dysfunction is confirmed by
standard of care investigations using audiological and radiological inputs,
this minimally invasive surgical day care technique would be a boon for the
suffering patients.
BET is more effective in barotrauma and
serous otitis media, as evidenced by clinical trials and literature review. The
vulnerable population in aviation industry who regularly experience vagaries of
pressure changes during flying would certainly benefit from this modern method.
This will also help children, who are susceptible to middle ear infections and
prevent conductive deafness in the long run. Such cluster of patients are
subjected to insertion of middle ear ventilation tubes through an opening in
the ear drum as treatment strategy under endoscopic or microscopic vision.
Professor Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty,
Head, Institute of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery explained
and said, “A good pre-operative investigation test battery is mandatory to
identify the correct patient indications for balloon eustachian tuboplasty.
Scientifically validated tests to ascertain eustachian dysfunction must be
confirmed before subjecting such patients to BET. The use of high-resolution CT
scans of the temporal bone to map the correct angulation of the eustachian tube
and the neuro vascular anatomy of the adjacent area is an important
prerequisite before the planned procedure.”
He further added, “Although, the actual
procedure is not very laborious, it requires proper pre-operative planning and
surgical precision during the balloon inflation as there is only a single
chance to use the device. The hospital is happy to report that all the patients
had an uneventful short stay in hospital, and they had tremendous improvement
in symptoms post surgery. The surgical outcomes were excellent and
post-operative period for the patients was without any complications.”
MGM is at the forefront of all such
innovative procedures directed at enhancing patient experience. This niche area
of the often-neglected eustachian dysfunction was addressed by the ENT doctors.
This was helped immensely by the state of art technology available at MGM
Healthcare and multidisciplinary team approach to help suffering patients. A
comprehensive launch of such a procedure was the first of its kind in the
country with the certified global accreditation standards.
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